Tracy Morgan’s return to Saturday Night Live was bound to be emotional. After all, he’s only hosted the show once since wrapping up his seven-year stint as a Not Ready for Primetime Player in 2003. But the circumstances of his return — as part of his journey back into the public eye after a 2014 car crash that nearly claimed his life — lent his presence in Studio 8H extra dramatic weight. Morgan addressed the accident right off the top in his monologue, saying, “I was in a terrible car accident a year ago.